# Thais (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/thais/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,225 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,225 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 84, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θαΐς (Thaḯs), became known as the name of the mistress of Alexander the Great.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 6,316 |
| 2012 | 18 | 7,117 |
| 2013 | 20 | 6,443 |
| 2014 | 30 | 4,762 |
| 2015 | 35 | 4,221 |
| 2016 | 16 | 7,568 |
| 2017 | 26 | 5,176 |
| 2018 | 20 | 6,220 |
| 2019 | 21 | 5,963 |
| 2020 | 21 | 5,834 |
| 2021 | 23 | 5,555 |
| 2022 | 34 | 4,285 |
| 2023 | 36 | 4,107 |
| 2024 | 34 | 4,285 |
| 2025 | 26 | 5,087 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | 3,218 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5,545 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,936 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4,688 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4,171 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,887 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4,103 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4,535 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5,581 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5,669 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5,687 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

## In other languages

- Catalan: Taís
- French: Thaïs
- German: Thais
- Hungarian: Thaïsz, Thaisz
- Italian: Taide, Taisia
- Latin: Thais, Thaida
- Polish: Taida, Tais, Taisja, Tesja
- Portuguese: Taís, Thaís
- Russian: Таисия
- Slovene: Tajda
- Spanish: Taís, Thaïs

## People named Thais

- Thaïs, Egyptian hermit, saint
- Thaís de Campos, actress
- Thaisinha, Brazilian footballer
- Thais Russomano, Brazilian medical researcher

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.